Rain pushes Daytona 500 to Monday in first outright postponement since 2012
- The Daytona 500 race has been postponed due to inclement weather, rescheduled for Monday at 4 p.m. ET.
- NASCAR made an early decision to prevent fans from waiting in the rain.
- The Great American Race has been postponed a full day for the first time since 2012.
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Daytona 500 boosts local businesses
The rain this weekend may give an even bigger boost for Daytona Beach businesses as fans wait until Monday for the race.
Daytona 500 postponed until Monday because of rain
The 66th running of the Daytona 500 has been postponed until Monday afternoon for the first time since 2012 because rain that washed out Saturday’s events threatened to continue throughout Sunday across Florida, officials said.
Daytona 500 Pushed To Monday By Weather
NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday, citing two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway. The race was to begin Sunday afternoon. The final practice for the event was canceled Saturday, as was the Xfinity Series race. The Xfinity Series race is now scheduled to be held Monday morning, hours ahead of the 4 p.m. start time for the Daytona 500. Joey Logano is set to start from the pole for Team Penske when …
Daytona 500 postponed: Why it was moved to Monday
Frank Kelleher, president of Daytona International Speedway, stopped by Good Day Orlando to talk about the Daytona 500 race being postponed. He said it takes 3-4 hours to properly dry the track, as well as at least 3 hours to conduct the race and with the weather forecast and rain, there just wasn't a window to do it. The Daytona 500 has been postponed to Monday.
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